Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets

Kano Shōun Japanese

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These imaginary portraits of famous poets of the past, including two women, were most probably once part of album of thirty-six poetic immortals (sanjūrokkasen) that included accompanying sheets with poems.

Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets, Kano Shōun (1637–1702), Eighteen unmounted shikishi leaves; ink and color on silk, Japan

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Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets, Kano Shōun (1637–1702), Eighteen unmounted shikishi leaves; ink and color on silk, Japan
Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets, Kano Shōun (1637–1702), Eighteen unmounted shikishi leaves; ink and color on silk, Japan

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